Animals of Congo

30 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Congo on GBIF: 12 birds, 8 mammals, 8 reptiles, 2 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 30 animals by group

Whales & dolphins 1

• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Elephants 1

• African forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 1

• African buffalo Syncerus caffer

Great apes 2

• Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
• Western gorilla Gorilla gorilla

Monkeys 1

• Moustached guenon Cercopithecus cephus

Bats 2

• African trident bat Triaenops afer
• Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum

Birds of prey 2

• African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
• Black kite Milvus migrans

Parrots 1

• Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2

• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 4

• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common swift Apus apus

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• Pied crow Corvus albus

Songbirds & perching birds 1

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Snakes 6

• Atheris squamigera Atheris squamigera
• Bitis nasicornis Bitis nasicornis
• Central African rock python Python sebae
• Forest cobra Naja melanoleuca
• Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica
• Jameson's mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

• Agama agama Agama agama
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

Bony fish 2

• Mbu pufferfish Tetraodon mbu (introduced)
• Peters's elephantnose fish Gnathonemus petersii

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.